Two ETH Zurich professors elected to the National Academy of Sciences
The U.S. National Academy of Sciences inducts Nina Buchmann and Nicola Spaldin.
On 29 April 2025, the National Academy of Sciences announced the election of 120 U.S. national members and 30 international members into its prestigious ranks in recognition of their outstanding and continuous achievements in basic research. Newly inducted members include grassland scientist, Nina Buchmann and materials theorist, Nicola Spaldin, both professors at ETH Zurich.
Nina Buchmann's research focuses on plant and ecosystem physiology and the biogeochemistry of terrestrial ecosystems such as forests, grasslands and croplands.
Nicola A. Spaldin has revolutionized research into so-called multiferroics. Multiferroics are materials that exhibit both ferromagnetic and ferroelectric behaviour. Such materials are promising for the development of new data storage devices or high-precision magnetic field sensors.
Election to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a great honour for scientific researchers. With its new members, the number of active members of the NAS rises to almost 2,700. While international members are not eligible to vote because they are not U.S. citizens, their membership in the NAS has now numbers over 550.
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